[Otter74]

Originally Posted by speeder

I like your sister's version but all of the ski areas are closed in the west.

My sister does ski patrol and avy control at Telluride and snow science (e.g. training) in the San Juans, and guides heli-skiiing trips with an outfit in Alaska in the spring (nearly all those clients are European, so it's all canceled and no work), and one way or another, presumably by virtue of being a patroller (and a very good skier), she's able to ski wherever she wants. She is the lower skier in the photo.